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333.240 Prohibited actions.
No person shall:
(1) Operate, maintain or direct a medical laboratory, as herein defined, which is not
exempt under KRS 333.040, unless a medical laboratory license has been obtained
from the cabinet.
(2) Conduct, maintain, or operate a nonexempt medical laboratory unless such
laboratory is under the direction of an individual authorized by KRS 333.090.
(3) Accept specimens for tests from and make reports to persons who are not legally
qualified or authorized to submit specimens to medical laboratories and to receive
such reports. However, this does not prohibit the referral of specimens from one
licensed medical laboratory to another laboratory licensed or approved under this
chapter providing the report indicated clearly the medical laboratory performing the
test and the name of the director of such medical laboratory.
(4) Either personally or through an agent, solicit referral of specimens to his or any
other medical laboratory or contract to perform medical laboratory examinations of
specimens in a manner which offers or implies an offer or rebates to a person or
persons submitting specimens, other fee-splitting inducements, participation in any
fee-splitting arrangements, or other unearned remuneration.
(5) Violate or aid and abet in the violation of any provision of this chapter or the rules
or regulations promulgated hereunder.
History: Created 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 180, sec. 25.
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